Barking Up The Wrong Tree

The type of thinking promoted by happiness can impair attention to detail: Happiness is generally considered an emotion with only beneficial effects, particularly in childhood. However, there are some situations where the style of information proc…

Looks like the answer might be yes: Can incentives be effective when trying to encourage the development of good habits? We investigate the effect of paying people a non-trivial amount of money to attend an exercise facility a n…